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Old 04-23-2013, 10:19 AM   #43
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Are you guys talking about leaving your fridge running unattended off electricity or unattended off propane? Not sure how comfortable I'd be leaving it running off propane if I wasn't around. This is a conversation my wife and I are currently having as we've lost our parking spot that has electricity this year and we're not looking forward to humping groceries back and forth every week or so.
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Old 04-23-2013, 10:35 AM   #45
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Actually thinking about buying and installing a kegerator and putting it where the washer dryer goes and running a tap on the outside wall... This way we can get some food in the fridge
Outside wall of what?.. not the MH, ghostly neighbors might drink it all!

Otherwise..could work...
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We only turn ours on when going on a trip... Everything wears out,,, some things by sitting,, some by use... I don't see running an appliance for no reason,,, guess if you can afford it,, go for it,,, my opinion...
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How often do you defrost the Norcold refrigerators,I have the N841 model? The fins on ours gets pretty iced over in 6-7 days where we live here in FL.
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How often do you defrost the Norcold refrigerators,I have the N841 model? The fins on ours gets pretty iced over in 6-7 days where we live here in FL.
Must have a LOT more humidity there then here in the Pacific Northwet. I leave our Dometic on 24/7/365 and I might have to defrost the fins once a year.
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Why cool an empty space?
If you're not using it, turn it off. Just my reasoning......
We leave ours on, but not empty. We leave drinks, condiments and other stuff that won't spoil. We also leave stuff in the freezer. We do this because it takes 5-8 hours to cool down, and we are mainly weekenders. Anything to cut back on the "work" associated with going RVing, in my book, means we go more often!
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Outside wall of what?.. not the MH, ghostly neighbors might drink it all!

Otherwise..could work...
That's easy... An inline (inside) valve. And yes... The exterior of the mh. I used to be afraid to cut holes in fiberglass... Like for a thru hull fitting or for an indash mount on a boat... Not anymore!
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Mine's on if there's beer (or other, less important items that need to stay cold) in it, off otherwise.
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That's easy... An inline (inside) valve. And yes... The exterior of the mh. I used to be afraid to cut holes in fiberglass... Like for a thru hull fitting or for an indash mount on a boat... Not anymore!
Ok, ya got me....let me know when you need help with any extra beer...
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When I'm done for the season (usually by Easter), I turn mine off. No reason to try to cool it in the 115°+ AZ weather.



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How often do you defrost the Norcold refrigerators,I have the N841 model? The fins on ours gets pretty iced over in 6-7 days where we live here in FL.
the norcold refrigerator portion (fins) is supposed to automatically defrost every 48 hours. the timer is reset by turning the fridge off, then back on.
we manually defrost the freezer portion about once a month.
we live in our moho most of the time.
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